“I’m headed in the right direction,” Johnson said. “I just want it to heal faster. Right now it’s still weak; it’s not as strong as it use to be.”

The Texans (3-3) have lost two in a row without Johnson and would like to see him back on the field soon, but the long-term goal for Johnson is to prevent this injury from being something he deals with in the future. Since he’s unable to run at full speed, it’s unlikely he’ll be able to play during Sunday’s game against the Titans in Tennessee.

“They say it could take up to six weeks at the most,” Johnson said. ”But I don’t think it will take me that long.”

Johnson says this injury might have stemmed from an old injury he’s dealt with for a long time. He suffered pain behind his knee, but he says the recent surgery to his hamstring has even cured him of that knee pain.

Actually, I did play football. Played QB for both sides in the backyard, second base for my high school’s boys baseball team and center mid for the boys soccer team my senior year. Not that those tidbits qualify me to know what an NFL player feels, but don’t mistake me for a softy. –AMR

He also said that he hasn’t been able to run at full speed, yet. I am hoping that he meant that he was voluntarily restricted and not ‘able’ to run full speed. He is now missing a muscle in the hamstring group and if it’s related to his running performance, we might have seen the last of the old ‘Dre. Let’s see if this issue lingers…

We have needed a solid #2 receiver for a couple of years. Now the Texans are suffering for not addressing that need. Andre has missed a few games each of the last couple of years. Granted we needed help on defense but maybe we should have drafted a receiver instead of Shiloh Keo.